M4.5 earthquake 38 km E of Shing?, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 38 km E of Shing?, Japan on Tue, Jun 13, 1978, 2:45 AM JST (17:45 UTC), 397 km (247 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-12 17:45:53 UTC
- Depth
- 397.0 km (246.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 33.704° N, 136.394° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v0u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.